Re: Debian on an iMac 17''
On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 02:40:43PM +0100, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote:
> Am Son, den 16.11.2003 schrieb Bob Hentges um 11:57:
> > On Nov 16, 2003, at 4:18 AM, Chris Tillman wrote:
> > >>> Try copying the ofboot.b file from the CD's install/powermac folder
> > >>> onto your hard drive partition. Then in OpenFirmware, type
> > >>>
> > >>> boot hd:xx,ofboot.b
> > >>>
> > >>> (Use your partition number in place of xx). This will cause the
> > >>> Mac to boot from the CD, I hope.
> > >>
> > >> No, unfortunatly, that didn't work.
> > >>
> > >> here is what i entered
> > >> 0> boot hd:3,ofboot.b
> > >> parsing <CHRP-Boot>
> > >> Bootinfo is not compatible
> > >> ok
> > >> 0>
> > > Would you try the below step? If it works for you, then we can make it
> > > a general purpose solution for the CDs. Edit the ofboot.b file you put
> > > on your disk partition with a text editor. Where it says
> > >
> > > MacRISC
> > >
> > > make it read
> > >
> > > MacRISC MacRISC3 MacRISC4
> Chris: I don't really understand what these parameters do. If we should
> add them to ofboot.b on the debian-installer cds, could you ask
> debian-cd to to change this?
The file is in build/boot/powerpc. I went ahead and added those to
it. What they tell OpenFirmware is that it's OK to boot this file
(ofboot.b) on a G4 or G5. They are in the <COMPATIBLE> section. Ethan
pointed out the change, which was made also for yaboot 1.3.11 (not yet
released).
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